Cover Story
E
veryone knows I have a
particular penchant for
pink flamingos and white
picket fences. Yes, it is true.
I wholeheartedly embrace my inner
“trailer Trash”!
When I first saw “Bella” the 1972 Bell
at the 2017 All American Vintage Trailer
Rally in Brooks, Oregon last year, it was
love at first sight.
Decorated to the hilt with all the typically
kitsch ornaments and fixtures that I love
and then some, the pale green, pink and
white exterior had me begging to see
more of what was inside.
WORDS AND PHOTOS LISA MORA
Owner Terry Cordero from Spokane,
Washington was more than happy to
show me around and then sit with me
for a while in the shade while I threw
question after question at her about her
trailer’s past. And what an amazing past
it was!
It turns out that this particular trailer had
been in Terry’s family ever since it was
bought new back in 1972. Terry was only
nine years old at the time and remembers
with great fondness the many camping
trips it housed with her parents and
brothers.
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